The fabricated email sent by an alleged eyewitness to Andrew Mitchell's foul-mouthed rant at Downing Street police has been revealed.

The sender of the badly-spelt message claims to be a member of the public who, site-seeing with a nephew from Hong Kong, heard Mr Mitchell swear at officers after being told he could not ride his bike through the street's main gates.

It also suggests other members of the public were near by, and were shocked.

Channel 4 News tonight released the email from someone claiming to have been an eyewitness to Mr Mitchell's argument with Downing St Police - where he was alleged to have call police 'plebs'

Mr Mitchell later quit as Chief Whip after losing the support of Tory MPs.

The email was released by Channel 4 News, which last night broadcast CCTV footage of the incident which contradicts the claim that a small crowd was gathered at the gates.

The email was sent to John Randall, a Tory MP and Mr Mitchell's deputy at the time.

On the attack: Sacked Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell, leaving his London home today, has called for an inquiry into the Plebgate affair after it emerged a police officer falsely claimed he witnessed his alleged 'f****** plebs' rant

The email states: 'Imagine to our
horror when we heard Mr Mitchell shout very loudly at the police
officers guarding "YOU _______ PLEBES!!" and "YOU THINK YOU RUN THE
__________ COUNTRY" and just continued to shout obscenities at the poor
police officers.

'My
nephew, as was I, totally taken aback bu his, MR MITCHELLS' behaviour
and the gutter language he used, especially it appeared directed at the
police officers.'

However, it is now thought the email was sent by an off duty police officer posing as a member of the public.

Today
David Cameron condemned the suggestion that police officers could have
conspired to bring down a senior member of the government.

Speaking in the Commons today, the PM said: 'A police officer posing
as a member of the public and sending an email potentially to blacken
the name of a Cabinet minister is a very serious issue and needs to be
investigated.'

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CCTV
footage screened by Channel 4 News last night cast doubt on the
widely-publicised police version of the incident on the evening of
September 19.

The email was
sent at 9.52pm the following day, on September 20. The first newspaper
report on the incident appeared in The Sun on September 21. Mr Randall
was sent a second email a few days later, which has not been released.

It is thought Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood examined the email and the CCTV footage as part of a review of the incident, but does not appear to have highlighted the inconsistencies.

Scotland Yard now has 30 police officers working on the case, warning: 'This is a large scale and complex investigation that has grown to incorporate numerous lines of inquiry. The investigation will not be short.'

SCOTLAND YARD'S HUGE PROBE

The terms of reference for the Metropolitan Police Service Directorate of Professional Standards investigation are as follows:

Identify the source of the information to The Sun and The Telegraph newspapers and whether this emanated from the MPS

If the source of information did emanate from the MPS, to establish who leaked it and how it was done

Alternatively, if the source of the leak was via a third party, establish who that was and how it was done

To investigate the circumstances surrounding the Police Officer's claim to have witnessed the incident in Downing Street

To establish if there is any evidence of a conspiracy between this officer and any other person

Establish what, if any, criminal or misconduct offences are apparent

To progress this investigation to wherever the evidence takes it.

Establish if there is any organisational learning as a result of this investigation

The officers are investigating both the allegation that an officer falsely claimed to have seen the altercation, and how the official police log of the incident was leaked to two newspapers.

Mr Cameron said Scotland Yard and the Independent Police Complaints Commission must 'get to the truth'.

Amid growing calls from allies of Mr Mitchell for him to be reinstated, Downing Street insiders stressed that Mr Mitchell was not fired but quit after losing the support of Tory backbenchers.

‘We stuck by him under quite a lot of pressure,' said a senior source. 'There were two different accounts. We supported him remaining as Chief Whip.

'Pressure within the Tory party meant MPs effectively withdrew their support and felt he couldn’t carry on.’

Leaving his London home today, Mr Mitchell posed with his bicycle but refused to comment on whether he wanted his old job back. ‘I’m going to the House of Commons to look after my constituents in Sutton Coldfield,' he told reporters.

Scotland Yard said it was
investigating whether there was a 'conspiracy' against Mr Mitchell,
while Labour is demanding a 'full and independent investigation'.

Senior
government insiders have been stunned by the allegation that an
off-duty police officer contacted Mr Randall, posing as a member of the
public and falsely claiming to have seen the altercation at the gates of
Downing Street.

During Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron today expressed his dismay at the allegation that a police officer tried to 'blacken the name' of a Cabinet minister'

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt took to Twitter to express his dismay at the alleged 'stitch-up'

In a strongly-worded statement, Number
10 said: ‘Any allegations that a serving police officer posed as a
member of the public and fabricated evidence against a Cabinet minister
are exceptionally serious.

‘It is therefore essential the police
get to the bottom of this as a matter of urgency. We welcome Bernard
Hogan-Howe’s commitment to achieve that aim.’

However,
the Metropolitan Police Commissioner said he stood by the original
account of the two officers involved in the confrontation.

And some senior Tories blamed Downing Street for not properly investigating the claims made against Mr Mitchell at the time.

Mr Mitchell used freedom of information laws to obtain a copy of CCTV footage which he says contradicts the official police report of the incident

Mr Mitchell left his London home this morning amid calls from some Tory MPs for him to be reinstated in the government

Former
shadow home secretary David Davis, an ally of Mr Mitchell, today pinned
the blame on Downing Street for forcing his friend out of office.

He
criticised the investigation by Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood
for being not ‘exactly Sherlock Holmes’ and claimed Number 10 was
persuaded to doubt Mr Mitchell’s account by the ‘bogus email’.

‘Bear
in mind there was a Cabinet Secretary who investigated this and clearly
did not check who the individual who sent the email was, given that he
gave his own name, though we can’t use his name. None of this, whether
it’s the Met investigation or Jeremy Heywood, none of it’s exactly
Sherlock Holmes,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today
programme.

Deputy chief whip John Randall was allegedly contacted by a police officer posing as a member of the public who claimed to see Mr Mitchell ranting at officers. Mr Randall passed the email about his boss to Number 10

He insisted Mr
Mitchell should return to government: ‘He should be returned to high
office. He was a fantastic International Development Secretary. I think
the injustice should be put right.’

Former Tory leader Lord Howard also
urged Mr Cameron to reinstate the minister: 'I am appalled at the
suggestion that a police officer could do what it is alleged that the
police officer in question did.

'And I certainly do hope that Andrew Mitchell is restored to government at the earliest possible opportunity.'

Mr
Mitchell was forced to resign in October following allegations that he
swore at police officers in Downing Street when they stopped him riding
his bicycle through the main gates.

Last night it was reported that a
constable in the elite Diplomatic Protection Group, posing as a member
of the public, had falsely claimed to have witnessed the incident in
order to fuel the row.

The officer, who was arrested on
Saturday night on suspicion of misconduct in public office, sent two emails to his local MP, Tory deputy chief whip John Randall.

The emails were received on September 19 and 25, the PM's official spokesman told reporters at a daily Westminster media briefing.

Mr Randall passed the messages to Number 10 and went on to play a key role in the removal of his boss.Government sources said the Prime Minister accepted Mr Randall had acted in good faith.

Mr
Randall went to the house of the man posing as a member of the public,
and was assured he was not connected in any way to the police.

It was also suggested Sir Jeremy had
discounted the email sent by the officer posing as a member of the
public, because it differed from Mr Mitchell’s account.

The PM's official spokesman said: "The review as to whether the email evidence that was received was
consistent with other evidence did involve a review of CCTV. The point I would make about that review by the Cabinet Secretary is
that its conclusion was that one could not be confident that the
evidence in the emails was reliable, including on the basis of a number
of inconsistencies with CCTV footage.'

Channel 4 News said the officer who contacted Mr Randall had
admitted not being present when the confrontation took place and had
hinted that others were involved in an apparent conspiracy.

Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons home affairs committee, called for a 'robust, transparent and comprehensive investigation' into the affair. He suggested HM Inspectorate of Police or the Independent Police Complaints Commission should be called in.

Business Secretary Vince Cable said: 'There's been allegations and counter-allegations so I think it needs to be properly investigated rather than just picking out stray phrases here or there. Let's have it properly investigated and see what comes out of it.'

REVEALED: THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMAIL AT CENTRE OF PLEBGATE ROW

I am resident in your constituency and have consistently supported and voted for you (and the Conservative Party) in passed elections. This is because I beleive you are a man of the highest integrity who truly does believe in the welfare of his constituents. This is evident by the good work you do for the area, in particular helping Ruislip HS2.

Unfortunately I write to you to complain about the absolutely digesting behaviour I was witness to yesterday, Wednesday 19th September 2012 about 7.30pm, display by your fellow Member of Parliament at Downing Street.

I was with my relative from Hong Kong doing the usual site seeing. After visiting Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey we walked down Whitehall to the gates of Downing Street, my nephew was hoping to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister or other famous politician.

As we were waiting at the main gates of Downing Street, with several other tourists, he point to a man on a push bike coming up Downing Street. My nephew wanted to take a photograph of him as he mistakingly thought that this man was BORIS JOHNSON, but I corrected him, having a keen interest in politics and the Conservative Party, knew it was ANDREW MITCHELL - Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield.

Imagine to our horror when we heard Mr Mitchell shout very loudly at the police officers guarding "YOU _______ PLEBES!!" and "YOU THINK YOU RUN THE __________ COUNTRY" and just continued to shout obscenities at the poor police officers. My nephew, as was I, totally taken aback bu his, MR MITCHELLS' behaviour and the gutter language he used, especially it appeared directed at the police officers.

Now I know that the other people/tourists standing with us were also shocked and some were even inadvertently filming the incident (it wouldn't suprirse me that in this age it'll be on YouTube or other social media website) One person even remarked as to why was BORIS swearing.

It was to one of the police officers credit that he calmly spoke to MR MITCHELL. I don't know what he said but MR MITCHELL eventually left Downing Street by a side gate.

Is this what our country has come to when ELECTED Members of Parliament speak to officers who are doing a very under valued by extremely difficult job, as if they were something they have trodden on. Even if MR MITCHELL was having a difficult day, his yobbish behavour is totally unacceptable.

I thought that as law abiding citizens we support our police but what example does MR MITCHELLS behaviour say "if you are in a position of authority or standing you can do whatever you like to the police" because you are simply more important than anyone else. Well shame on MR MITCHELL.

We all have bad days but the vast majority of us treated others as human beings and with civility. If MR MITCHELL is Chief Whip of the Conservative Party god help the Conservative Party.I realise nothing will come of this letter, not do I expected anything to. However, I feel I had to write to you to express my sadness at witnessing such an event. I know you would never behave or condone such actions as displayed by MR MITCHELL.

Keep up the good work

Kind regards___________

In a police report leaked to the Sun
newspaper in September, the officer involved said Mr Mitchell told him:
‘Best you learn your f***ing place. You don’t run this f***ing
government. You’re f***ing plebs.’

In a threatening afterthought, the minister allegedly added: ‘You haven’t heard the last of this.’

Mr
Mitchell has always denied calling police officers ‘plebs’ but admits
swearing at them, saying he had said: ‘I thought you guys were supposed
to f***ing help us.’

The toxic allegation was seized on at the time by both the Police Federation and Labour to damage the Conservative Party.

Met Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe says he stands by the original account of the two officers involved in the confrontation

Today Scotland Yard issued a statement in which it vowed to 'get to the truth of the matter as quickly as possible'.

'It goes to the very heart of the public’s trust in the police service.

'The
Metropolitan Police Service is conducting a thorough and well-resourced
investigation to get to the truth of the matter as quickly as
possible.'

'If any evidence emerges of conspiracy this will form part of the investigation.

#This
is a fast-moving and comprehensive investigation and the highly unusual
events of the last three days have shown this inquiry will need to go
where the evidence takes us as it progresses.'

The CCTV footage is thought to have been obtained by Mr Mitchell himself using data protection laws and passed to Channel 4.

The footage is silent, but the
millionaire former minister can clearly be seen being stopped by police
as he attempted to ride his bicycle out of the main gates of Downing
Street.

After a brief conversation he wheels his bicycle to the
pedestrian exit and leaves.

The film is largely inconclusive as it is impossible to tell what words are used by Mr Mitchell.

However, there is little sign of the
rant alleged by the police. The police account of the event suggested
there were ‘several members of the public present opposite the
pedestrian gate’.

Members of public were said to have
been ‘visibly shocked’ by the language Mr Mitchell used. No one is
obvious at the gate in the CCTV footage.

CAUGHT ON CCTV: THE MITCHELL CONFRONTATION

New evidence: The developments came as Channel 4 News showed previously unreleased CCTV footage of Mr Mitchell, seen here riding towards the Downing Street gate just before the incident in September

Confrontation: Mr Mitchell stops to asks the officers to open the gate, which they refuse because they say they are under orders not to let cycles through the main entrance

No exit: Mr Mitchell walks his bike round to the side gate after being stopped by two officers

Leaving by a side gate: This is when Mr Mitchell is alleged to have called police 'f****** plebs'. There is no sign of the passers-by said to have overheard him

CCTV footage of Andrew Mitchell with two police officers on the evening of the so-called ‘pleb rant’ raised fresh questions about the incident last night.

The film from a Downing Street security camera shows the former Chief Whip cycling up to the main gates before appearing to talk to the officers for just a few seconds.

It is widely agreed that the officers refused Mr Mitchell’s demands to open the gate. The footage shows that after the conversation he wheels his bicycle to the pedestrian exit and leaves.

A police log leaked days later claims he launched into his alleged tirade as he approached this gate.

There is no audio on the CCTV so it is impossible to know what he said, but the footage does not show any visible signs of an argument. It also appears to dispel another key claim. According to the police log, officers claimed ‘members of the public looked visibly shocked … by the language used’.

But the film shows only three people walking past the gate, two of whom look too far away to hear anything, and one who appears to express no more than a passing interest in what is going on.

Sir Jeremy and other senior figures in Downing Street reviewed the CCTV footage at the time, but felt it was not conclusive in supporting either the account of the police or Mr Mitchell.

‘It didn’t change our position which was to back Andrew Mitchell’s version of events,’ said a source.

VIDEO Mitchell reiterates denial as he talks through CCTV footage

But Mr Hogan-Howe said: ‘I don’t
think, in terms of what I’ve heard up to now, that it’s really affected
the original account of the officers at the scene. Because of course
this officer we’ve arrested wasn’t any of those people involved
originally.

‘This is another officer who wasn’t there at the time.’

'Toxic allegations': Mr Mitchell says the incident was used to destroy his political career

The Sun also said it stood by its
story. The astonishing revelations last night prompted speculation at
Westminster there may have been a wider conspiracy among some police
officers to smear a senior member of the Government at a time when
ministers are pushing through controversial reforms of the service.

Mr Mitchell said: ‘Three phrases were
hung around my neck for 28 days and used to destroy my political career
and toxify the Conservative Party.

'They are completely untrue – I never
said them. I have never called someone a f***ing pleb and never would.

‘It has shaken my lifelong support and
confidence in the police. We need a full inquiry to get to the bottom
of what happened and make sure it cannot happen again.’

Tory MP Dominic Raab last night described the developments as ‘deeply disturbing’.

He added: ‘The assumption has been
that the police had behaved like angels, and Andrew Mitchell a villain.

'It now appears that at least one officer has deliberately told
falsehoods, explicitly designed to drag Andrew Mitchell’s name through
the mud.

‘We need a swift and rigorous
investigation to see whether he acted alone, was put up to it, or indeed
acted in collusion with other officers.’